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Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies
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4.8 stars stars based on 193 reviews - 96% would make this again
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Chewy, monster-sized oatmeal cookies stuffed with nuts and chocolate chips, enhanced with a hint of cinnamon.
Makes about 36
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups butter (at room temperature)
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2 cups sweetened flake coconut
2 cups chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl. In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars; beat to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans. For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake for 17 to 19 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
NOTE: For 6 dozen (72) smaller cookies, use 2 tablespoons dough for each. Bake at 350 F for 15 to 18 minutes.
Note: As seen on "Good Morning America."
Reviews of Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies:
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Betty in Vancouver Jun 4, 2013
Would make this again.
My Favorite cookie recipe! It makes 6 dozen using my pamperedchef cookie scoop, and they are gone in 4 days! 5 stars
Tired Nurse in Sarasota, FL Mar 25, 2013
Would make this again.
Just made these for the first time last week and took them to work. Before, I knew it, they were all gone! I left the nuts out cuz I hate nuts. Very moist. Will make again for sure! 5 stars
Karen in New Orleans Mar 7, 2013
Would make this again.
Awesome cookies! Everyone loves them! 5 stars
Troy Reed in Mooresville, NC Dec 19, 2012
Would make this again.
I HAVE MADE THESE COOKIES FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AT CHRISTMAS TIME. IF YOU FOLLOW THE RECIPE TO THE LETTER, THEY ARE GREAT! THIS YEAR I TRIED CHOPPING THE NUTS IN A GRINDER. BAD MISTAKE! THE COOKIES AFTER A DAY OR TWO BECAME HARD. I ALSO LIKE TO MAKE COWGIRL COOKIES. YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH INGREDIENT IS LEFT OUT... 5 stars
Troy Reed in North Carolina Dec 3, 2012
Would make this again.
I have been making these cookies for ten years. My first cookies were made a receipe from the back of a Quaker Oats box, but I lost it and went on-line and found Laura Bush's. I also had friends who did not eat anything with nuts in them, so i called them "Cowgirl" cookies, for odvious reasons...lol 5 stars
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